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Topic: Legal issues of an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Workplace
Choose one topic from the following list and evaluate how the chosen topic impacts your role as an advanced practice nurse. What are the legal implications related to your role (Family Nurse Practitioner)? Analyze how understanding of the chosen topic will impact your future role as an advanced practice nurse.
Choose one:
- Employer and employee rights
- American with Disabilities Act
- Employment contracts and unionization
- Corporate liability
- Sexual harassment in the workplace
- Employees with AIDS/HIV and exposure to bloodborne pathogens
- Environmental health and safety
Reading :
Essentials Of Nursing Law And Ethics 2nd (2013) Westrick, S.J.; Jones & Bartlett; 978-1-284-03020-4
“Restraints”
“Emergency Psychiatric Admissions”
“Discharge Against Medical Advice”
“Employers and Employee Rights”
“Corporate Liability”
“Employment Contracts and Unionization”
“Employment Status Liability”
“Americans with Disabilities Act”
“Employees with AIDS/HIV Infection and Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens”
“Environmental Health and Safety”
